A Man & His Watch: Iconic Watches and Stories from the Men Who Wore Them

　　羅斯福的錶、甘迺迪的錶，參加過雅爾達會議的腕錶、登上世界最高峰的鐘錶……一只腕錶，背後可能有著說不盡的動人故事……



　　保羅．紐曼在他2008年去世前的35年間，每天都戴著他心愛的勞力士Daytona腕錶。這款可能是世界上最受歡迎腕錶之一的經典手錶，目前由保羅．紐曼的女兒克萊擁有，佩戴著它，克萊就能擁有一點一滴關於父親的記憶。



　　美國羅斯福總統則是擁有一只優雅的金色蒂芬尼腕錶，這是一位朋友送他的生日禮物，在知名的雅爾達會議上，你可以看見羅斯福與史達林、邱吉爾握手的手腕上，正佩戴著這隻手錶。



　　甘迺迪總統在他的就職典禮上，配戴的是歐米茄手錶；雷夫．羅倫（Ralph Lauren）的錶是向安迪．沃荷買來的收藏品；首位成功攀登珠穆朗瑪峰的艾德蒙．希拉里爵士，手上戴的是勞力士手錶……。這些人、這些事，交織出一段段人與手錶的故事，而這些故事正由手錶收藏家Matthew Hranek一一信筆寫出。



　　76則Matthew Hranek獨家採訪關於手錶的故事，搭配精彩的原創攝影，讓你一窺歷史上關於名人與名錶值得紀念的那一瞬間！(文/博客來編譯)

"I've paged through stacks of books on the history of watches. . . . But I hadn't come across a book that actually moved me until I picked up A Man and His Watch. The volume is filled with heartfelt stories."
--T: The New York Times Style Magazine

Paul Newman wore his Rolex Daytona every single day for 35 years until his death in 2008. The iconic timepiece, probably the single most sought-after watch in the world, is now in the possession of his daughter Clea, who wears it every day in his memory. Franklin Roosevelt wore an elegant gold Tiffany watch, gifted to him by a friend on his birthday, to the famous Yalta Conference where he shook the hands of Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. JFK's Omega worn to his presidential inauguration, Ralph Lauren's watch purchased from Andy Warhol's personal collection, Sir Edmund Hillary's Rolex worn during the first-ever summit of Mt. Everest . . . these and many more compose the stories of the world's most coveted watches captured in A Man and His Watch. Matthew Hranek, a watch collector and NYC men's style fixture, has traveled the world conducting firsthand interviews and diving into exclusive collections to gather the never-before-told stories of 76 watches, completed with stunning original photography of every single piece. Through these intimate accounts and Hranek's storytelling, the watches become more than just timepieces and status symbols; they represent historical moments, pioneering achievements, heirlooms, family mementos, gifts of affection, and lifelong friendships.

Matt Hranek is the author of The Martini, The Negroni, A Man & His Watch, and A Man & His Car, as well as a photographer, a director, and the founder/editor of the men’s lifestyle magazine WM Brown. He and his family divide their time between Brooklyn and the Wm Brown farm in upstate New York, though he can also be spotted quite often in old-school bars around Europe, Negroni in hand. Find him on Instagram at @wmbrownproject.